Valdosta State Prison inmates accused of assaulting corrections officer
The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) says multiple inmates assaulted a Valdosta State Prison Correctional Officer Wednesday afternoon, leaving him with serious injuries. The officer was assaulted with a homemade weapon,
Corrections officer assaulted at Valdosta State Prison
VALDOSTA — A corrections officer at Valdosta State Prison was assaulted Wednesday, prison officials said. The unnamed guard was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries, the Georgia Department of Corrections said in a statement.
Head of union says attack on corrections officers at Souza-Baranowski prison was ‘attempted murder’
Dennis Martin, president of the Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union, said one of the guards suffered 12 stab wounds and is "lucky" to be alive.
Valdosta State Prison corrections officer recovering after being stabbed
A Valdosta State Prison officer is being treated after an assault incident on Wednesday. According to the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), the corrections officer received non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital.
4 of 5 Souza-Baranowski guards released from hospital following stabbing incident
Four of the Massachusetts five prison guards hurt Wednesday night at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center have been released from the hospital. A fifth correction officer is still being treated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries,
Men responsible for assault in Souza-Baranowski prison transferred
A state official said safety of correctional officers was the top priority for the Department of Corrections after five officers were injured.
2 corrections officers stabbed, 3 others injured in assault at Souza-Baranowski
Inmates at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster attacked and stabbed two corrections officers Wednesday, authorities said. Three more officers were injured when responding to the inmate assault,
Mass. correction officers injured in prison assault
Five correction officers were injured during an incident at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster, Massachusetts, on Wednesday evening.A spokesperson for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security said two officers were assaulted by incarcerated individuals,
5 officers injured after assault at Souza-Baranowski prison in Lancaster
An assault at a maximum security prison prompted a scathing statement from a union representing corrections officers.
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